Overview
Background
Wei Qi Koh is a Lecturer in Occupational Therapy in the School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences. Since graduating as an occupational therapist, she has worked in acute and community health and social care settings primarily with older adults. She was awarded with a Marie-Sklodowska Curie Fellowship from 2019-2022 as part of the EU funded DISTINCT (Dementia: Intersectorial Strategy for Training and Innovation Network for Current Technology), where she worked with an international consortium of multidisciplinary dementia researchers and industry partners conducting research on various technology for (and with) people living with dementia. She was awarded her PhD in 2023, which was focused on evaluating the impacts of low-cost pet robots and developing strategies to support the implementation of pet robots in aged care for people living with dementia. Her research interests are in the care of people with dementia, older adults, implementation science, health promotion and evidence synthesis. She is also passionate about open science practices.
Availability
- Dr Wei Qi Koh is:
- Available for supervision
Qualifications
- Diploma of Occupational Therapy, Nanyang Polytechnic
- Bachelor (Honours) of Occupational Therapy, Glasgow Caledonian University
- Doctor of Philosophy of Health Studies, National University of Ireland Galway
Research interests
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Dementia
Wei Qi has an interest in research in the care of people with dementia, and has conducted research on psychosocial interventions for (and with) people living with dementia
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Older adults
Wei Qi has an interest in research on older adults, and have undertaken research to investigate the occupations of community-dwelling older people. She is also interested in the area of healthy ageing and health promotion.
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Implementation science
Wei Qi is passionate about implementation research and has worked on identifying implementation determinants and mapping determinants to implementation strategies. She is also versed in evidence synthesis methodologies and has undertaken several scoping and systematic reviews.
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Digital technology
Wei Qi has a keen interest on understanding and evaluating the role of digital technology in supporting older adults, people living with dementia and their caregivers. This includes everyday technology such as mobile applications, and novel technology such as robotic pets.
Works
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2021
Journal Article
The effects of technological interventions on social participation of community-dwelling older adults with and without dementia: a systematic review
Heins, Pascale, Boots, Lizzy M. M., Koh, Wei Qi, Neven, An, Verhey, Frans R. J. and de Vugt, Marjolein E. (2021). The effects of technological interventions on social participation of community-dwelling older adults with and without dementia: a systematic review. Journal of Clinical Medicine, 10 (11) 2308, 1-30. doi: 10.3390/jcm10112308
2021
Journal Article
Patterns of occupational engagement among community-dwelling older adults in Singapore: an exploratory mixed method study
Koh, Wei Qi, Chia, Yuan Lin, Ng, Wen Xu, Lim, Fiona Y. Q. and Cheung, Therma W. C. (2021). Patterns of occupational engagement among community-dwelling older adults in Singapore: an exploratory mixed method study. British Journal of Occupational Therapy, 85 (1), 68-77. doi: 10.1177/03080226211008048
2021
Journal Article
Barriers and facilitators to the implementation of social robots for older adults and people with dementia: a scoping review protocol
Koh, Wei Qi, Felding, Simone Anna, Toomey, Elaine and Casey, Dympna (2021). Barriers and facilitators to the implementation of social robots for older adults and people with dementia: a scoping review protocol. Systematic Reviews, 10 (1) 49, 1-6. doi: 10.1186/s13643-021-01598-5
2021
Journal Article
Impacts of low-cost robotic pets for older adults and people with dementia: scoping review
Koh, Wei Qi, Hui Ang, Faith Xin and Casey, Dympna (2021). Impacts of low-cost robotic pets for older adults and people with dementia: scoping review. JMIR Rehabilitation and Assistive Technologies, 8 (1) e25340, 1-14. doi: 10.2196/25340
2020
Conference Publication
Barriers and Facilitators to the Implementation of Social Robots for Older Adults & People with Dementia: A Scoping Review
Koh, Wei Qi, Felding, Simone Anna, Budak, Kubra Beliz and Casey, Dympna (2020). Barriers and Facilitators to the Implementation of Social Robots for Older Adults & People with Dementia: A Scoping Review. 30th Alzheimer Europe Conference, Utrecht, Netherlands, 20-22 October 2020.
2020
Conference Publication
Impacts of a robotic cat on older adults and people with dementia: a scoping review
Koh, Wei Qi, Ang, Xin Hui Faith and Casey, Dympna (2020). Impacts of a robotic cat on older adults and people with dementia: a scoping review. 30th Alzheimer Europe Conference, Utrecht, Netherlands, 20-22 October 2020.
Funding
Current funding
Supervision
Availability
- Dr Wei Qi Koh is:
- Available for supervision
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Supervision history
Current supervision
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Doctor Philosophy
Human-Centered Independent Living for People with Paraplegia
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Melanie Hoyle, Dr Dhaval Vyas
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